Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
Turkey
True or False
The Pilgrims had Thanksgiving in New York
False
DOUBLE
Plymouth, Massachusetts
The orange fruit commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
What is pumpkin?
Thanksgiving Day is an annual Canadian holiday, held in which month?
October
What food was not served at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes
B. Pumpkin
C. Seafood
A. Mashed potatoes
How many different types of pie did Barack Obama have at the White House Thanksgiving dinner?
A.) 3
B.)15
C.) 6
D.) 10
6
Banana cream, Coconut, Pumpkin, Apple, Pecan, and Cherry
No Thanksgiving football games were played during 1941 to 1944 because of this
WWII
Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company
Campbell Soup
What is the day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving
Fourth Thursday of November
Who were the people that the Pilgrims celebrated the 1st Thanksgiving Feast with?
Native Americans
DOUBLE POINTS if you said:
Wampanoag tribe
How many women were at the first Thanksgiving meal?
5
What is a baby turkey called?
Poult
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
A.) George Washington
B.) JFK
C.) George H.W. Bush
D.) Barrack Obama
C.) George H.W. Bush
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played
Detroit Lions with 81
Which U.S. state produces the most sweet potatoes?
a) North Carolina
b) South Carolina
c) Georgia
North Carolina
What is the busiest day for plumbers?
Day after Thanksgiving
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620
Who were Pilgrims?
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
Religious persecution
How do both Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Reston's Thanksgiving Parade conclude?
With the arrival of Santa Claus
What is something special each President does on Thanksgiving?
The president traditionally "pardons" the National Thanksgiving Turkeys so they can live on a farm.
In 1989, John Madden of CBS awarded the first "Turkey Leg Award", for the game's most valuable player to this player on the Eagles
Reggie White
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
Cranberries?
How many turkeys are consumed every year at Thanksgiving?
46,000
4.6 million
46 million
460 million
46 million
The conical-shaped basket that is generally filled with fruits and vegetables
What is a cornucopia?
What was the year of the first Thanksgiving
a. 1776
b. 1965
c. 1621
c. 1621
Which Sesame Street character is made of turkey feathers?
Big Bird
Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the character
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
A.) George Washington
B.) John Adams
C.) Thomas Jefferson
D.) James Madison
D.) James Madison
What year was the first Thanksgiving NFL game of the Canton Bulldogs vrs the Akron Pros?
1920
Which food is included at the first Thanksgiving is rarely part of a modern Thanksgiving meal?
Seafood
The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping
What is Black Friday?
A large, native bird to North America that is large enough to feed a family
What is a wild turkey?
What product owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
T.V. Dinner
Recliner
Hula Hoop
Butter
In 1953, an employee at C.A. Swanson & Sons overestimated demand for Thanksgiving turkey and the company was left with some 260 tons of extra frozen birds. As a solution, a Swanson salesman ordered 5,000 aluminum trays, devised a turkey meal and recruited an assembly line of workers to compile what would become the first TV tray dinners. A culinary hit was born. In the first full year of production, 1954, the company sold 10 million turkey TV tray dinners.
The Founding Father who wanted the wild turkey to be the symbol of the United States of America
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
A.) John Adams
B.) James Monroe
C.) Thomas Jefferson
D.) Andrew Jackson
C.) Thomas Jefferson
Name 1 of 3 active NFL teams that have played on Thanksgiving and never won
Tampa (0-1)
Cleveland Browns (0-3)
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner (within 500 calories)
4,500
Which Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
What meat did the native Americans bring to the first Thanksgiving
Deer (Venison)
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak
Wattle
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
A.) Abraham Lincoln
B.) James Monroe
C.) John Adams
D.) Andrew Jackson
A.) Abraham Lincoln
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving
Jacksonville Jaguars